Contents xi A Brick for an Experiment. 126 References. Suggested Readings. 128 6 Create and Proccess Images Images Basics. Importing and Exporting Images. Display Images. Basic Manipulation of Images. 135 Point Operations. 136 Intensity Transformation 136 138 ges of th e Image 144 Advance Image Processing. Creating Images by Computation 44 149 Exercises. 150 References Suggested Readings 152 7 Data Analysis 53 De easures of Central Tendency Measures of Dispersion. Bivariate and Multivariate Descriptive Statistics. Covariance. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression. 156 Generalized Linear Model 160 Inferential Statistics 162 ANOVA 66 Nonparametric Statistics Categorical Data. Ordinal Data. Signal-Detection Theory(STD)Indexes 182 Summary. 184 Exercises 185 ABrick for an Experiment 186 References 1 Suggested Readings.Contents xiii A Brick for an Experiment . 126 References . 127 Suggested Readings . 128 6 Create and Proccess Images . 129 Images Basics . 129 Importing and Exporting Images . 132 Display Images . 134 Basic Manipulation of Images . 135 Point Operations . 136 Intensity Transformation . 136 Windowing . 138 Neighborhood Processing . 140 The Edges of the Image . 144 Advanced Image Processing . 144 Creating Images by Computation . 144 Summary . 149 Exercises . 150 References . 151 Suggested Readings . 152 7 Data Analysis . 153 Descriptive Statistics . 153 Measures of Central Tendency . 153 Measures of Dispersion . 154 Bivariate and Multivariate Descriptive Statistics . 155 Covariance . 156 Simple and Multiple Linear Regression . 156 Generalized Linear Model . 160 Inferential Statistics . 162 Parametric Statistics . 162 t-Test . 163 ANOVA . 166 Nonparametric Statistics . 177 Categorical Data . 177 Ordinal Data . 179 Signal-Detection Theory (STD) Indexes . 182 Summary . 184 Exercises . 185 A Brick for an Experiment . 186 References . 187 Suggested Readings . 187